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in News, Air Force, Boeing, United Launch Alliance, Military Space, Delta IV, USA, ULA, satellite, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Department of Defense, Vandenberg AFB, Technology, Launch, NROL-45ULA & USAF Dazzle West Coast with Delta-IV Night Launch of NRO-45 Topaz-4 Satellite
A top secret, 8-ton National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/Boeing Topaz imaging radar satellite was successfully launched into a retrograde polar orbit before dawn Feb. 10 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The mission used a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium+ with two solid rocket boosters and 5 meter (16.4 ft.) fairing. It marked only the second time […] More
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in News, Air Force, Boeing, United Launch Alliance, Military Space, Delta IV, ULA, satellite, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Department of Defense, DoD, Vandenberg AFB, National Reconnaissance Office, Technology, Launch, NROL-45Vandenberg Readies Secret NRO Topaz Imaging Radar Satellite for ULA Delta-IV Launch Feb. 10
A top secret, 8-ton National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/Boeing Topaz imaging radar reconnaissance satellite is poised for liftoff Feb. 10 from Space Launch Complex (SLC-6) at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on an Air Force/United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta-IV Medium rocket with two solid rocket boosters. The planned 3:39 a.m. PST (6:39 a.m. EST) Vandenberg liftoff of the […] More
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in NASA, Air Force, Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Military Space, Falcon 9, Delta IV, Atlas V, ULA, satellite, Department of Defense, Space Coast, Commercial Space, GPS, Launch, Pegasus XL, low earth orbit, Flight Test, 45th Space Wing, Orbital ATKCape/KSC Spaceport Faces Fantastic 2016 with Especially Significant GPS Kickoff Feb. 5
The planned Feb. 5 launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V carrying the last of 12 U.S. Air Force/Boeing GPS 2F spacecraft will initiate 2016 Cape Canaveral Spaceport operations this week, with as many as 30 liftoffs and nearly a dozen space vehicle landings planned—the busiest schedule in 15 years. Those landings will include […] More
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in News, Air Force, Propulsion, United Launch Alliance, Craig Covault, Military Space, Atlas V, USA, ULA, satellite, Department of DefenseRD-180 Engine Procurement Ban Overturned, Revealing Sharp Space Policy Differences
In a major military space policy shift, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will be allowed to procure more Russian RD-180 engines for the Atlas-V rocket, clearing the way for ULA competition with Spacex for military spacecraft launches. The budget action has set off one of most bitter congressional fights in decades involving the U.S. space program […] More
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in News, Air Force, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Military Space, Atlas V, USA, ULA, satellite, Department of Defense, GPS, GPS IIF-11, GPS 3Gov’t Officials Pummel ULA and Raytheon for Poor Atlas-V Judgement and GPS III Ground Segment Performance
Story Headline updated Dec 14. Officials with oversight of critical U.S. national security space operations bombarded two key defense contractors this week with searing criticism for poor judgement and technical incompetence. Those companies are: United Launch Alliance (ULA) — Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) cited what he called “especially dubious” and “inappropriate tactics” by ULA’s management in its […] More
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in News, Lockheed Martin, Military Space, satellite, Department of Defense, Technology, MUOS, NAVY, MUOS-4MUOS-4 Completes On-Orbit Testing Ahead of Operational Acceptance Next Spring
The fourth in a Lockheed Martin-built five-ship fleet for a next-generation, narrowband tactical military satellite communications system was officially accepted by the U.S. Navy this week, following successful completion of the satellite’s on-orbit testing. Launched on Sep. 2, the 7.5-ton Mobile User Objective System-4 (MUOS-4) satellite extends a new, $7 billion secure military communications network (MUOS) for U.S. military forces on the […] More
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in News, Air Force, United Launch Alliance, Military Space, Atlas V, USA, ULA, satellite, Department of Defense, Commercial Space, GPS, Launch, United States Air Force, GPS 3ULA Firm On No Bid Face-off With USAF on RD-180 and GPS-III Launch Procurement Policy
The U.S. Air Force believes that United Launch Alliance (ULA) had options that would have allowed it to bid on the initial GPS III launch in 2018, but, given ULA’s RD-180 engine supply, the company has decided instead to cede that launch to Elon Musk and his Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services competitor SpaceX. ULA believes […] More
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in News, Air Force, Space, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Military Space, Atlas V, ULA, satellite, Department of Defense, Technology, GPS, GPS IIF-11, GPS 3ULA and Lockheed Sway Between Successes of the Past and Problems in the Near Future
The scheduled Oct. 30 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket carrying the Boeing GPS 2F-11 navigation satellite marks a tale of two eras. The Atlas-V on Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) is poised for liftoff at 12:17 p.m. EDT at the opening of a 19-minute launch window, flying in the 401 version […] More
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in NASA, Air Force, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Military Space, Delta II, Delta IV, Atlas V, USA, Ben Evans, ULA, satellite, Department of Defense, Commercial Space, Technology, Launch, Delta-IV HeavyFirst Hundred, Next Hundred: ULA Celebrates Centenary, Readies for Challenges Ahead
With the dust having barely settled on the East Coast, following the Oct. 2 pre-dawn liftoff of its 100th mission—carrying Mexico’s Morelos-3 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla., United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully flew its second Atlas-V booster in less than a week, as the classified NROL-55 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office successfully rocketed out of […] More
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in News, NASA, United Launch Alliance, Military Space, Atlas V, USA, GRACE, ULA, satellite, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Department of Defense, Vandenberg AFB, Technology, Launch, CubeSats, NROL-55Thursday’s Atlas-V NRO-55 Launch to Revitalize Ocean Surveillance Assets and Multiple Space Technologies
Two secret National Reconnaissance Office/U.S. Navy ocean surveillance satellites are set for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Ca. Oct. 8 on the NRO-55 flight that will also deploy 13 advanced technology CubeSats. The military space mission is planned for liftoff from Space Launch Complex-3E at 5:49 a.m. PDT (8:49 a.m. EDT) on a United […] More
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in News, Space, Lockheed Martin, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Military Space, Atlas V, Department of Defense, NAVY, MUOS-4Fourth Navy MUOS Launch Readied for Wednesday Amid GAO Concerns About Project
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket is poised to fire the Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-4) satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., as early as Wednesday, Sept. 2, following a delay from Aug. 31 due to hazardous weather from defunct tropical storm Erika. The 200-plus-foot-tall rocket was rolled […] More
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in News, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Atlas V, USA, ULA, satellite, Department of Defense, MUOS, NAVY, MUOS-4Navy’s MUOS-4 Hoisted Atop ULA’s Most Powerful Atlas Rocket for Launch Next Week
The fourth in a Lockheed Martin-built, five-ship fleet for a next-generation, narrowband tactical military satellite communications system is now stacked atop its 206-foot-tall United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket for an early morning twilight liftoff attempt from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. next Monday. The U.S. Navy’s flight-ready 15,000 pound Mobile User Objective System-4 (MUOS-4) satellite, encapsulated […] More
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